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Harvard Pilgrim pays members to use cheaper treatments
Massachusetts-based Harvard Pilgrim has started paying patients $10 to $75 each time they get medical tests at a lower cost provider. Under Harvard Pilgrim's SaveOn program, when members get
WellPoint taps IBM's Watson to diagnose, recommend treatment
WellPoint ( NYSE: WLP ) has reached an agreement with IBM to use its supercomputer Watson (recently of "Jeopardy!" fame) to help physicians diagnose medical illnesses and recommend treatment options
Enhanced coverage plugs holes in 'underinsured' care
There are many problems with the nation's healthcare system today, but I think there's one in particular that needs to be addressed--nearly half of all U.S. adults (81 million people!) were either
Heavy hitters tackle ACOs, exchanges, savings
It's the end of healthcare as we know it now that implementation of some health reform law requirements has begun. Health insurers are still trying to wrap their collective brains around all the new
Accepting responsibility could control healthcare costs
We all know the healthcare system is facing dire straits with escalating costs that threaten the entire marketplace. That's nothing new. What is new is one health insurer's approach to addressing the
Berwick wants health plans to help lower costs
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Donald Berwick is asking insurers to help contribute to a health system with lower costs without withholding patient care. Berwick said he
California hospitals overbilled insurers to make up for lost profits, analysis concludes
For months, health insurance companies--Anthem Blue Cross of California, in particular--have blamed the rising cost of healthcare on skyrocketing insurance rates. Now, there's some proof. An analysis
California hospitals overbilled insurers to make up for lost profits, analysis concludes
California hospitals hospitals charged insurers 53 percent more than the cost of services they provided, according to an analysis of financial information from 300 hospitals between September 2008
